The Cubans have cigars, and Jamaicans have ganja. So why have the traditional farmers behind Jamaica’s most celebrated crop struggled to find a place in its legal cannabis industry?
In April 2026, Jamaica’s Cannabis Licensing Authority launched two special permit programs intended to bring traditional and small-scale ganja farmers into the regulated market. The permits lower some of the financial and technical barriers that have kept growers outside the system, while giving them access to support and legal buyers.
As we say in Jamaica: a wah di bumboclaat?
